Robert McDonald Clegg

Ph.D. Cornell University 1975
Person human Q102398327
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Robert McDonald Clegg

Summary

Robert McDonald Clegg is a human[1]. Born in Providence[2], he… he was born on 1945[3]. He died on 2012[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Robert McDonald Clegg's place of birth was Providence[2].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg was born on 1945[3].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg was born on July 18, 1945[7].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg died on 2012[4].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg died on October 15, 2012[8].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's professions included physicist[5].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's field of work was biochemistry[10].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's field of work was molecular biology[11].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's field of work was biophysics[12].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].
  • Among Robert McDonald Clegg's employers was Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry[14].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's education included a stint at Cornell University[15].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg was educated at Kansas State University[16].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's doctoral advisor was Elliot Lawrence Elson[17].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg is recorded as male[18].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's family name is recorded as Clegg[20].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's given name is recorded as Robert[21].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Robert McDonald Clegg's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

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Origins and Family

Robert McDonald Clegg's place of birth was Providence[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1945[3] and July 18, 1945[7].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[15], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1865[26], headquartered in Ithaca[27] and Kansas State University[16], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1863[30]. Robert McDonald Clegg's doctoral advisor was Elliot Lawrence Elson[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include biochemistry[10], an interdisciplinary science[31]; molecular biology[11], a branch of biology[32]; and biophysics[12], a branch of biology[33]. Employers include University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13], a public research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1867[36] and Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry[14], a Max Planck Institute[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1948[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 2012[4] and October 15, 2012[8].

FAQs

Where was Robert McDonald Clegg born?

Born in Providence[2], Robert McDonald Clegg…

What did Robert McDonald Clegg do for work?

Robert McDonald Clegg worked as physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Robert McDonald Clegg go to school?

Robert McDonald Clegg was educated at Cornell University[15] and Kansas State University[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved . physics.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Nl cr aut id mub2013786910
    Mathematics genealogy project id 164509
    Date of birth +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1945-07-18T00:00:00Z
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